Water Maiden

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Date created: 1974

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: Frank Austin (Bahah-Zhonie), Diné (Navajo), b. 1938 and Keith Austin, Diné (Navajo) for Nizhonie Fabrics, Inc., Cortez, Colorado
IACB source: Nizhonie Fabrics, Inc.
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artists' business, Nizhonie Fabrics, Inc. (Cortez, Colorado), in 1974; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Cortez; Montezuma County; Colorado; USA (inferred)

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Materials: Prepared

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5541
Barcode: 255541.000

Object Type: Materials: Prepared

Title: Water Maiden
Object Name: Fabric sample/Yardage
Media/Materials: Linen, ink
Techniques: Silkscreen printed
Dimensions: 273 x 128.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws653d78321-06b5-4c85-809f-3edecbc2488e

Record ID: NMAI_271406